Attention LaMelo Ball: only losers boast about avoiding diaper duty The basketball star seems proud to leave the job to his partner. That’s so last century The Guardian - US · Oct 24
Billionaire tax and trans rights: what are key state ballot initiatives in midterms? Voters in 39 states will face an array of referendum issues – including Alabama’s on the national anthem in schools The Guardian - US · Oct 23
Liechtenstein prince’s ‘surreal’ abortion veto dismays campaigners Alois uses the first veto of his reign to quash parliament-approved bill backed by a national petition The Guardian - UK · Oct 23
Kuwaiti H-1B doctor in Ohio poisoned girlfriend with abortion drug to terminate pregnancy, became US citizen lying on his Form N-400 A new naturalization fraud has surfaced in Ohio, where a former medical doctor lied on his citizenship form and became a US citizen, suppressing his past involvement in poisoning his pregnant girlfriend with an abortion drug. According to court documents, Alhallaq was born in Kuwait and entered the United States… The Times of India · Oct 22
Thousands protest in Poland over stalled abortion law reforms Since 1993, Poland has allowed abortion only in cases of severe foetal abnormalities, risks to the mother's health or life, or pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. Euronews · Oct 22
US Televangelist Shares Chilling Judgement Day Vision for People Refusing To Vote for Donald Trump Texas televangelist Kenneth Copeland has attracted renewed criticism over a sermon claiming people who failed to pray and vote could be held responsible for abortions on Judgement Day. International Business Times UK · Oct 22
In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat? Frustration with a sprawling fraud scandal has cut Peggy Flanagan’s poll lead – could ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya win a first statewide election for Republicans in 20 years? The Guardian - US · Oct 22
Women are protesting around Poland for free access to legal abortions Women are protesting around Poland for access to free and legal abortion services The Independent UK · Oct 22
Arizona Man Awarded $67,500 on Behalf of Aborted Embryo The ex-husband of an Arizona woman who voluntarily took abortion pills in 2018 has won a civil lawsuit against the clinic that prescribed them. Reason · Oct 21
Poland’s abortion reforms would leave it among the EU’s most restrictive, even if signed into law Poland’s parliament, Sejm, has voted to ease some of the country’s abortion restrictions, but the changes would leave its laws among the most restrictive in the European Union — and face an uphill battle to become law. Euronews · Oct 21
Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban but faces likely veto from president Measures would remove some penalties for those helping women access abortion but are ‘small-scale step’, say campaigners The Guardian - UK · Oct 21
Why Aren’t Texas Democrats Talking About Abortion? Once seen as a crucial issue after the fall of "Roe," candidates here are now largely ignoring it altogether. Texas Observer · Oct 21
Melania Trump turns her back on women The first lady co-signed the president’s order, a serious setback for women’s health Salon · Oct 21
Signing the FDA-Required Mifepristone Agreement Form Did Not Meaningfully Raise Knowledge in Five-State Trial of 593 Patients A randomized trial of 593 patients found the FDA-required mifepristone agreement form added little to what patients knew as the agency's safety review continues. Medical Daily · Oct 21
Latin Times · Oct 20 Hobbs vs. Biggs: How a 31-Point Latino Polling Gap Could Determine Arizona's November Outcome Michigan's term-limited governor joins Hobbs in Phoenix as polls show a 31-point Latino lead over Biggs — with 14 days left in Arizona's decisive race.
Ballotpedia · Oct 20 Ballotpedia’s top 50 ballot measures and trends to watch on Election Day Welcome to the Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, Brew.
Reason · Oct 19 A Texas Lawsuit Dubiously Accuses Students for Life of Violating the State's Abortion Pill Restrictions The case, styled as a critique of the state's "vigilante" statute, aims to punish anti-abortion activists for constitutionally protected advocacy.
The Guardian - US · Oct 19 The abortion debate has gone quiet amid US midterms. In Idaho, the stakes remain high Republicans delay major action on abortion until after midterm elections, and Democrats focus on affordability
Times Life · Oct 19 Why Indians Tell Strangers on Trains What They Hide From Family The Compartment as ConfessionalThe train has been moving for forty minutes when she tells you about the abortion she had at twenty-three. You are strangers. You will be strangers when the train pulls in. That is exactly why she is telling you. There is a concept in social psychology sometimes…
Medical Daily · Oct 19 Abortion Ban States Saw Homicides of Women Exceed Expected Levels After Dobbs, but the Analysis Cannot Show Cause A JAMA Network Open study links abortion ban states to more homicides of women ages 15 to 44 than expected after Dobbs, but it cannot prove cause. Here is how to read it.
International Business Times UK · Oct 18 Talarico Claims Bible Is 'Silent' on Abortion and Says Ten-Year-Old Girls 'Need Abortion Care' James Talarico's claim that the Bible is silent on abortion drew a Catholic voter's challenge during a Texas Senate town hall.
Salon · Oct 18 GOP candidates walk back abortion stance Rhetorical shifts from some in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Kansas exemplify the liabilities of abortion restriction
The Guardian - AU · Oct 17 ‘The strategy is to humiliate’: influencers and the ethics of ‘rage-bait machine’ street interviews Influencers from anti-abortion campaigners to anti-immigration activists are making online content out of interactions with Australians on the street. Experts say the ethics are murky
Reason · Oct 16 No Closed Courtroom When Plaintiff Dr. Jane Doe Testifies in S.C. Abortion Ban Challenge But she can testify as Dr. Doe, rather than under her real name.
International Business Times UK · Oct 16 Zara Larsson Stands by Political Views Despite Financial Cost: 'I'm Not Going To Shut Up' Zara Larsson says she will not change her political views for commercial opportunities, citing her support for feminism, abortion rights, LGBTQ+ equality and Palestinians.